Brady BBP12 User manual

BBP12

ThermalTransferPrinter

UserGuide

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Contents

CHAPTER1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 5

ProductIntroduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5

Compliance ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

CHAPTER 2 Operations Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6

Unpacking and Inspection ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Printer Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 3 Setup ................................................................................................................................................. 10

SettingUpthePrinter .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Open/ClosetheTopCover ...................................................................................................................................... 11

LoadingtheRibbon ................................................................................................................................................ 12

LoadingtheMedia .................................................................................................................................................. 15

DiagnosticTool ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

InstallSDMemoryCard .......................................................................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER 4 LEDandButtonFunctions ................................................................................................................. 26

LEDIndicator ......................................................................................................................................................... 26

RegularButtonFunction ........................................................................................................................................ 26

PoweronUtilities .................................................................................................................................................... 27

CHAPTER 5 LCD Menu Function ......................................................................................................................... 35

Enter the Menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 35

Main Menu Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 36

TSPL2 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37

ZPL2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Sensor .................................................................................................................................................................. 42

Interface ............................................................................................................................................................... 43

File Manager ........................................................................................................................................................ 46

Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................................... 47

Advanced ............................................................................................................................................................. 51

Service ................................................................................................................................................................. 52

CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................... 53

LEDStatus............................................................................................................................................................. 53

PrintQuality ........................................................................................................................................................... 54

CHAPTER 7 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 55

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CHAPTER1 Introduction

ProductIntroduction

ThankyouforpurchasingtheBRADYBBP12seriesbarcodeprinter.Althoughtheprinteriss

mall,itdeliversreliable,superiorperformance.

Thisprinterprovidesboththermaltransferanddirectthermalprintingatuser-

selectablespeedsof2.0, 3.0 or 4.0ips.Itacceptsrollfeed,die-cut,andfan-

foldlabelsforboththermaltransferanddirectthermalprinting.Allcommonbarcodesformatsarea

vailable.Fontsandbarcodescanbeprintedin4directions,8differentalphanumericbitmapfontsa

ndbuilt-intruetypefontcapability.Youwillenjoyhighthroughputforprintinglabelswiththisprinter.

Compliance

FCC ClassB,

CE Class B,

C-Tick Class B,

UL, cUL,

TÜ V/safety,

CCC,

EAC,

NOM

Note:

Continuousprintingwillcauseprintermotoroverheat.Printerwillstopprintingautomat

icallyabout10~15minutesuntilmotoriscooleddown.Donotturnoffpowerwhenprinter

pausesorthedatatransferedtoprinterbufferwillbelost.

Note:

Themaximumprintingratioperdotlineis15%forthisprinter.Toprintthefullwebblacklin

e,themaximumblacklineheightislimitedto40dots,whichis

3.3

mmfor300dpiresolutionprinter.

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CHAPTER 2 Operations Overview

UnpackingandInspection

Thisprinterhasbeenspeciallypackagedtowithstanddamageduringshipping.Pleasecareful

lyinspectthepackagingandprinteruponreceivingthebarcodeprinter.Retainthepackagingm

aterialsincaseyouneedtoreshiptheprinter.

UnpackingthePrinter

Thefollowingitemsareincludedinthecarton:

• (1) Printer unit

• (1) Product CD, including drivers

• (1) Quick installationguide

• (1) Power cord

• (1) Auto switchingpower supply

• (1) USB interface cable

• (1)Adapter (for narrow continuous sleeves)

Ifanypartsaremissing,pleasecontactcustomerservice.

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PrinterOverview

Front View

1. LCD display

2. Menu button

3. Feed button

4. LED indicator

5. Navigation button

6. Ribbon access cover

7. Top cover open lever

8. SD card socket

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Interior View

1. Ribbon rewind hub

2. Ribbon rewind gear

3. Gap sensor (receiver)

4. Media holder

5. Media holder lock switch

6. Gap sensor (transmitter)

7. Printhead

8. Ribbon supply hub

9. Top cover support

10. Media guide adjustment knob

11. Media guide

12. Black mark sensor

13. Platen roller

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Rear View

1. Ethernet interface

2. USB interface

3. USB host interface

4. Serial/COM interface

5. Power jack socket

6. Power switch

7. Fan-fold paper entrance chute

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CHAPTER 3 Setup

SettingupthePrinter

1.

Placetheprinteronaflat,securesurface.

2.

Makesurethepowerswitchisoff.

3.

ConnecttheprintertothecomputerwiththeprovidedUSBcable.

4.

PlugthepowercordintotheACpowercordsocketattherearoftheprinter,andthenplugthepo

wercordintoaproperlygroundedpoweroutlet.

Note:

Please switch OFF printer power switch prior to plug in the power cord to printer power

jack.

Power Supply

Plug

Power

Switch

USB interface

Serial/COMInterfac

e

USB host interface

Ethernet RJ-45

interface

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Open/ClosetheTopCover

1.

Opentheprintertopcoverbypullingthegrey

tabslocatedoneachsidetowardthefrontoftheprinter,thenliftthetopcovertothemaximumo

penangle.

2.

Atopcoversupportattherearoftheprinterwillengagewithlowerinnercovertoholdtheprintert

opcoveropen.

3.

Holdthetopcoverandpressthetopcoversupporttodisengagethetopcoversupportwithlo

werinnercover.Gentlyclosethetopcover.

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LoadingtheRibbon

1.

Openthetopcoverontheprinterbypullingthegreenopenleverslocatedoneachsideofthepri

nterandliftingthetopcovertothemaximumopenangle.

2.

Opentheribbonaccesscover.

Note:Innormalprintmode,theribbonaccesscovercanbeopenedwhileopeningthet

opcover.Theribbonaccesscovercanbeclosedwhilethetopcoverisopenorclosed.

3.

Inserttherightsideoftheribbonrightontothesupplyhub.Alignthenotchesontheleftsideand

mountontothespokes.

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4.

Inserttherightsideofthepapercoreontotherewindhub.Alignthenotchesontheleftsideand

mountontothespokes.

5.

Attachtheribbonleaderontotheribbonrewindpapercore.

6.

Turntheribbonrewindgearuntiltheplasticribbonleaderisthoroughlywoundandtheblack

sectionoftheribboncoverstheprinthead.

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7.

Closetheribbonaccesscoverandthetopcover.

RibbonLoadingPath

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LoadingtheMedia

LoadingMedia

1.

Opentheprintertopcoverbypullingthegreytabs,locatedoneachside,towardthefrontofthep

rinter,thenliftthetopcovertothemaximumopenangle.

2.

Separateandholdopenthemediaholders.

3.

Placetherollbetweentheholdersandclosethemontothecore.

4.

SetthemediaholderlockswitchtoLock(down)toholdthelabelrollfirmly.

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5.

Optional:Ifusingeitheranexternalmediaholderorfoldedlabels,feedthemediathrou

ghtherearexternallabelentrancechute.

6.

Placethe paper,printsidefaceup,throughthemediasensor.

7.

Placethelabelleadingedgeontotheplatenroller.

8.

Movethemediaguidestofitthelabelwidthbyturningtheguideadjusterknob.

9.

Disengagethetopcoversupportandclosethetopcovergently.

10.

UsetheDiagnosticToolor LCD menu

tosetthemediasensortypeandcalibratetheselectedsensor(seethediagnosticutilityquicks

tartguideformoreinformation):

a.

StartDiagnostictool.

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b.

Select sensor onCalibrationtab.

c.

ClickCalibratebutton.

Note:Pleasecalibratethegap/blackmarksensorwhenchangingmedia.

Loading Path for Roll Labels

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External Label Roll Mount Installation (Option)

1.

Attachanexternal paperrollmountonthebottomoftheprinter.

2.

Insertalabelspindleintoapaperrollandinstallitontheexternalpaperrollmount.

3.

Openthetopcoverandseparatethemediaholderstofitthemediawidth.

4.

Pressdownthemediaholderlockswitchtofixthemediaholder.

5.

Feedthemediathroughtherearexternallabelentrancechute:

a.

Placethe paper,printsidefaceup,throughthemediasensor.

b.

Placethelabelleadingedgeontotheplatenroller.

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6.

Movethemediaguidestofitthelabelwidthbyturningtheguideadjusterknob.

7.

Disengagethetopcoversupportandclosethetopcovergently.

8.

UsetheDiagnosticTool or LCD

menutosetthemediasensortypeandcalibratetheselectedsensor

.

a.

StartDiagnostictool.

b.

Select sensor onCalibrationtab.

c.

ClickCalibratebutton.

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DiagnosticTool

TheDiagnosticUtilityisatoolboxthatletsusersexploretheprinter'ssettingsandstatus;changepri

ntersettings;downloadgraphics,fonts,andfirmware;createprinterbitmapfonts;andtosendadditi

onalcommandstotheprinter.Usingthisconvenienttool,youcanexploretheprinterstatusandsetti

ngsandtroubleshoottheprinter.

Start the Diagnostic Tool

1.

Tostartthesoftware,doubleclicktheDiagnostictoolicon.

Note:ThediagnostictoolislocatedatD:\DiagTool.

2.

Select the PC interface connected with bar code printer.

 Default setting is USB interface. No further setting is required.

 If RS-232 port is selected, further setup is required to select the serial port, baud rate, parity

check, data bits, stop bit and flow control.

 If Ethernet is selected, need to select the bar code printer.

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